Share of the population living with HIV in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population living with HIV in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population living with hiv in Mauritania is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Mauritania peaked at 0.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 111th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +22.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +21.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +16.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 108 Netherlands 0.1% compare
- 109 Canada 0.1% compare
- 110 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 112 Nepal 0.1% compare
- 113 Libya 0.1% compare
- 114 Azerbaijan 0.1% compare
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.6787 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Mauritania?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Mauritania was 0.1% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Mauritania ranks 111th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.